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Dynamique Moléculaire et Gravure/Erosion
Par Plasma
E. Despiau-Pujo
Laboratoire des Technologies de la Microélectronique (LTM)
CNRS/UJF-Grenoble 1/CEA
Grenoble, France
Atelier RPF MD/Plasmas Froids - Orléans, France -28-30/10/2015
2
Plasma etching basics
2
RIE =
ion bombardment +
chemical attack by reactive radicals
+ [formation of passivation
layers]
Plasma 1-100 mTorr e-
gaine
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
3x10-1 m
Cl2
Cl
Si
SiClxClx+
3x10-7 m
pompage+
+
+
+
+
90 nm
3 μm
+ surface recombination/chimisorption/physisorption/diffusion, électrons & photons…
synergistic processes difficult to identify and control :
• parameter space (chemical composition, Ei, Γi, Γn…) to explore is huge
• experimental analysis of PS interactions in situ & in real time is very difficult
Atomistic Modeling/Simulation
E. Despiau-Pujo - Atelier RPF MD/Plasmas Froids - Orléans - 28-30/10/2015
La DM comme support au développement de procédés
3
Plasma
Γ, Eion, αi, αn, j …
Paramètres :
Surface
eSiClx, eamorphe, EY …
Caractérisations :
Diagnostics plasma
Diagnostics de surface
Recette
Wb, Ws, P, f, DC …
Conditions opératoires :
Simulations MD
modélisations à l’échelle atomique des interactions plasma/surface …
… doivent être validées par les expériences !
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DM : Modélisation des interactions plasma/surface
4
Modélisation du substrat
• taille : Lx=Ly~2-8nm, Lz~2-10nm
• 1000-4000 atomes
• conditions périodiques latérales (surface semi-infinie)
• couches statiques au fond (ancrage de la cellule), haut de la cellule libre (dépôt/gravure)
2 couches atomiquesstatiques au fond
conditions libres dansla direction
+z
Si(001)
ions :Cl+, Cl2
+, Ar+
5eV-300eV
neutres :
Cl, Cl2
300K
• impacts aléatoires/alternatifs :
• dose : [1015-1016] ions.cm-2 � ~1-10s de plasma
Modélisation du bombardement plasma
� neutres : thermiques (300K), isotropes, chimiquement réactifs
� ions : énergétiques (5-300eV), incidence normale ! traités comme des neutres rapides ! (cf. neutralisation Auger)
E. Despiau-Pujo - Atelier RPF MD/Plasmas Froids - Orléans - 28-30/10/2015
DM : Interactions ion/surface
5
����
Zi > Rcutoff
θ
substrat
��
! ions traités comme neutres rapides !
(cf. neutralisation avant impact par processus de
type Auger ou transfert de charge résonant)
� ions : énergétiques (5-300eV) / incidence (quasi) normale
� Trajectoire (cascade collisionelle) suivie pendant quelques ps, i.e. le temps nécessairepour que l’énergie incidente soit totalement dissipée dans le solide
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DM : Interactions ion/surface (bombardement continu)
6
ion impact at normal incidence
Collision cascade : motion of allatoms followed during 1-2 ps
Control of cell temperature :Cool back to 300 K
Search for weakly bound species and calculation of desorption probabilities
Statistics collected : etch products, atomic densities, etc.
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DM : Interactions neutres/surface
7
Zi > Rcutoff
substrat
� neutres : thermiques (300K) / isotropes / chimiquement réactifs
� Trajectoire suivie jusqu’à ce que la physique de l’interaction soit
capturée (réflexion, formation d'une liaison chimique avec lasurface, formation et désorption d'un produit volatile, etc.)
Ex: formation d’un produit de
gravure volatile en chimie Si-F
SiF3 + F → SiF4 ↑
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DM et interaction PS : Echelles de temps et de longueur
5
� Pas de temps : dt = 0,5-1fs capture de la vibration thermique
� Flux d’ions:
dans un plasma réel, pour S ~ 1500 Å2, Γi = 1mA/cm2 ⇒ 1 ion/millisecondecascade collisionelle ~ 1-2 ps ⇒ accessible en DM
� Flux de neutres :
dans un plasma réel, Γn = 1000Γi ⇒ 1 neutre/microseconderéaction de surface (création de liaison, réflexion…) ~ 50-100 fs ⇒ accessible en DM
! phénomènes se produisant sur des temps longs (diffusion surfacique, relaxation, etc.) ignorés… !
E. Despiau-Pujo - Atelier RPF MD/Plasmas Froids - Orléans - 28-30/10/2015
DM et GIR : Objectifs d’une étude DM
Corrélation paramètres plasma � modification du matériau
Paramètres plasma
• énergie ionique Eion
• composition des ions
• composition des neutres
• rapport flux de neutres sur flux d’ions Γ=Γn/Γi
αn ����
��� + ���
αi ���
�� + ���
eSiClxeamorphe
EY
Modification du matériau
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DM et comparaisons expérimentales
Plasma diagnostics
• RFEA probe: ion energy (Eion)• ion flux probe (Γi)• Mass spectrometer: radical fluxes (Γn)
Applied MaterialsDPS AdvantEdge™
Surface characterization
• XPS résolu en angle (eSiClx)• Ellipsomètre(EY)• MEB/STEM (eSiClx, EY)
Clean room CEA/Leti Minatec
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Exemples d’application de simulations
DM pour la Gravure Ionique Réactive (GIR)
Exemples 1
Comparaisons DM/Expérience
E1) Gravure du silicium en plasma fluorocarboné
11
Evolution of fluorosilyl layer (dark horizontal
lines show XPS measurements)
[Humbird, PhD thesis, Berkeley, 2004]
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E1) Gravure du silicium en plasma fluorocarboné
12[Humbird, PhD thesis, Berkeley, 2004]
Simulations DMExperimental data
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E2) Si02 etching by CFx beam
13[Hamaguchi et al, 2006]
Experimental dataDM
EXP
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E3) Interactions of Ions and Radicals with Organic Masking Materials
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0 2E+16 4E+16 6E+16
Fluence (ions/cm2)
EY
(e
qu
iv C
pe
r A
r+)
QCM_500eV_Expt (scaled to 100 eV)*
MD_100eV_5_run_avg
• Organic masking materials: Initial rapid etch � Drastic drop at higher fluence seen experimentally (Ar+ bombardment of PS )
[Vegh, PhD thesis, Berkeley, 2007]
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E3) Interactions of Ions and Radicals with Organic Masking Materials
15
Dehydrogenation and heavy crosslinking occur as a result of bombardment, greatly reducing the etch yield (Ar+ bombardment of PS )
Virgin Surface
H:C = 1
C EY ~ 5
~6.5x1016 cm-2 100 eV Ar+
H:C in top 1/3 of cell ~ 0.15
C EY ~ 0.03
~3700 Ar+ impacts
[Vegh, PhD thesis, Berkeley, 2007]
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Exemple 2
Aide au développement de procédés
Transistor architectures : Challenges for plasma etching
FDSOI
Box
Si-bulk
7nm
2nm
oxydeSi channel
� conventional 2D bulk transistors cannot be implemented down to sub-20nm node (cf. leakage current, gate polarisation)
⇒ new transistor architectures: multiple-gate (FinFET) or fully depleted SOI (FDSOI)
FinFET
Source
Drain Vertical
walls Grille
oxyde
Si channel
Box
TiN
Poly-Si
SiO2
mask
S D
G
Si
Box
Si channel7nm
oxydes 2nm
Damage-free etching with
unprecedented selectivity and
nanometric precision required
16
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Limitations of continous-wave inductive plasmas (ICP)
Plasma
1-100 mTorr
+
e-
sheath
Cl
3x10-1 m
Cl2
Cl
Si
SiClxClx+
3x10-7 m
pump+
Cl
Cl
Cl+ ++
Cl
+ +
Cl
…
+Cl
Reactive Ion Etching
=chemical attack by
reactive radicals [300-500K] +
energetic/directional ion bombardment [5-200eV]
(+ photons, electrons…)
Limitations of CW-ICP :
� Eion >15-20eV : plasma-induced damage (PID) ~2-3nm� high fragmentation rate : high etch rate/less control 2-3nm
How to reduce plasma-induced damage ?
Which plasma technology to etch with a nanometric precision ?
Brichon, Despiau-Pujo, Joubert, JVST A 32, 021301 (2014)
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Ion Energy : A key parameter
2 4 6 8 100
5
10
15
20
25
MD simulation exp Layadi et al. exp LTM
SiC
l x mix
ed la
yer
thic
knes
s (A
)
Ion Energy (eV1/2)
5eV10eV
25eV50eV
100eV
Cl/Cl+ - Γn/Γi = 100
25eV 100eV50eV
depth (nm)
012345
10eV
fluence Cl+ = 3.5x1015 ions/cm2
2 4 6 8 10 120.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Etc
h Y
ield
(S
i/ion
)
Ion Energy (eV1/2)
MD simulation exp Vitale et al. exp Chang et al. exp LTM
5eV10eV
25eV
50eV
100eV
• Eion ⇒ eSiClx et EY• Eion = key parameterto etch ultrathin Si layers• To maintain eSiClx ≤ 1nm ⇒ Eion ≤ 15eV⇒ interest in low-Te and pulsed plasmas
Brichon, Despiau-Pujo, Mourey, Joubert, J. Appl. Phys. 118, 053303 (2015)
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Influence of neutral-to-ion flux ratio
Cl/Cl+ - Γn/Γi = 0-1000
0 200 400 600 800 10000
10
20
30
40
5eV 10eV 25eV 50eV 100eV
Neutral-to-ion flux ratio
SiC
l x mix
ed la
yer
thic
knes
s (A
)
depth (nm)
0
1
2
3
4
ions only Γn/Γi = 100
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06
40
30
20
10
0
-10
Si
density (Å-3)
depth (Å)
Cl
Γ = 100 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06
40
30
20
10
0
-10
SiCl
density (Å-3)
depth (Å)
Γ = 1000
0 200 400 600 800 10000
1
2
3
4
5
5eV
10eV
25eV
50eV
100eV
Neutral-to-ion flux ratio
Etc
h Y
ield
(S
i/ion
)
Chang et al, JVSTA 16, 217 (1998)• Γ ⇒ eSiClx but EY• Γ = 2d key parameterto control the precision of the etch• Even in CW mode (Eion ≥ 15eV), eSiClx ≤ 1nm if high Γ (≥ 1000)
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Brichon, Despiau-Pujo, Mourey, Joubert, J. Appl. Phys. 118, 053303 (2015)
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Influence of neutral dissociation rate
0 2 4 6 8 100
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Ion Energy (eV1/2)
SiC
l x mix
ed la
yer
thic
knes
s (A
)
[Cl-Cl2]/Cl+
Cl/Cl+
Cl2/Cl+
5eV10eV
25eV
50eV
100eV
Clx/Cl+ - Γn/Γi = 100 Cl/Cl+ Cl2/Cl+
2 4 6 8 100.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Ion Energy (eV1/2)E
tch
Yie
ld (
Si/i
on)
[Cl-Cl2]/Cl+
Cl/Cl+
Cl2/Cl+
5eV10eV
25eV
50eV
100eV
• Real plasma always- at least - a bit dissociated⇒ changing the neutral dissociation rate, while maintaining Γ constant, should not influence strongly surface modification.
0
20
40
60
80
100
(a)
Etc
hing
by-
prod
ucts
(%
)
SixCl
y unsat
SixCl
y sat
SiCl4
SiCl2
SiCl Si
5eV 10eV 25eV 50eV 100eV
0
20
40
60
80
100
Etc
hing
by-
prod
ucts
(%
)
5eV 10eV 25eV 50eV 100eV
(b)
Cl/Cl+
Cl2/Cl+
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Brichon, Despiau-Pujo, Mourey, Joubert, J. Appl. Phys. 118, 053303 (2015)
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Influence of ion composition
2 4 6 8 100
10
20
30
40
e S
iClx (
Å)
Eion
(eV1/2)
5eV10eV
25eV
50eV
100eV
Cl2+
Cl+
2 4 6 8 100
1
2
100eV50eV
25eV10eV
5eV
EY
(S
i/ion
)
Eion
(eV1/2)
Cl+
Cl2+
Γ = 0 � only ions Γ = 0 � only ions
2 4 6 8 100
10
20
30
40
e SiC
lx (
Å)
Eion
(eV1/2)
5eV10eV
25eV50eV
100eV
Cl/Cl 2+
Cl/Cl +
Cl/[Cl +-Cl2+]
2 4 6 8 100
1
2
Cl/[Cl +-Cl2+]
EY
(S
i/ion
)
Eion(eV1/2)
5eV10eV
25eV
50eV
100eV
Cl/Cl2+
Cl/Cl +
Γ = 100 Γ = 100
2 Cl+ @XeV� 1 Cl2+ @2XeV
• In presence of Cl radicals, the ion composition does not influence strongly surface modification or etching.
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Exemple 4
Aide au développement de procédés
Etude/Compréhension d’un mécanisme
Hydrogen plasma processing of graphene
26
… but relies our capability to grow and integrate it into sophisticated devices
high-speed transistors
Hydrogen storage
bio-chemical sensors
transparent electrodes, flexible touch-screens
� 1-atom-thick planar sheet of sp2-bonded carbon atoms packed in a honeycomb lattice
� 2D structure + outstanding physico-chemical properties
Promising candidate for many novel applications…
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multilayer graphene
23
Graphene-based nanoelectronics: Technological challenges
� Patterning Graphene Nanoribbons (bandgap)
� Cleaning graphene from polymeric residues
� Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) of multilayer Graphene
Plasma etching(litho transfer)
20 nm 5 nm
Plasma (lateral) etching ?
Etching PMMA residues ?
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0.1 1 10 1000.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
penetrationreflection
absorption
rea
ctio
n ra
te
Incident H energy (eV)
0K 300K 600K
Statistical runs
Tcell : 0-300-600 K / Ei : [0.1-200] eV
Each {Ei, Ti} : 200 impacts / normal incidence / random loc / refreshed cell
H interaction with basal plane: Influence of EH and TSURF
H+
H+H+
H+H+
Despiau-Pujo, Davydova, Cunge, Graves, J. Appl. Phys. 113, 114302 (2013) 24E. Despiau-Pujo - Atelier RPF MD/Plasmas Froids - Orléans - 28-30/10/2015
0.1 1 10 1000.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
penetrationreflection
absorption
rea
ctio
n ra
te
Incident H energy (eV)
0K 300K 600K
H+
H+H+
H+H+
Statistical runs
Tcell : 0-300-600 K / Ei : [0.1-200] eV
Each {Ei, Ti} : 200 impacts / normal incidence / random loc / refreshed cell
H interaction with basal plane: Influence of EH and TSURF
Ei < 0.3 eV = Downstream Plasmas
Basal plane protected
GNR lateral etching by thermal radicals ?
Ei [0.3 ; 15]eV= ICP (pulsed) plasma
Hydrogenation of basal plane: graphene cleaning ?
Ei > 15 eV = CW ICP plasma
H+ penetration through layers: MLG Atomic Layer Etching ? H2 storage ?
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GNR Lateral Etching
Plasma etching(litho transfer)
20 nm 5 nm
Plasma (lateral) etching ?
Goal: Opening a bandgap bypatterning GNRs with sub-5 nm
width and well controlled edges
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GNR Lateral Etching: Experimental Results
Yang et al, Adv. Mater. 22 (2010)
Xie et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132 (2010)
GNR trimming can be achieved in downstream/remote H2 plasmas
� Etching propagates along ZZ-free edges with ER max at 450°C
� No Lateral Edge Roughness (LER) generation during lateral etching
⇒ Mechanism ?
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Cumulative H radicals bombardment of ZZ-GNR at 800K
Z
YX
H impactsMD simulation ⇒ downstream H2 plasma conditions
• GNR area ~ 780Å2 / 340 C atoms
• PBC along Ox (semi-infinite ribbon) / 2 fixed atoms
• Graphene surface temperature: Tsurf = 800 K ~ 450°C
• H isotropic bombardment at EH = Tsurf / random loc
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Cumulative H radicals bombardment of ZZ-GNR at 800K
Z
YX
H impactsMD simulation ⇒ downstream H2 plasma conditions
• GNR area ~ 780Å2 / 340 C atoms
• PBC along Ox (semi-infinite ribbon) / 2 fixed atoms
• Graphene surface temperature: Tsurf = 800 K ~ 450°C
• H isotropic bombardment at EH = Tsurf / random loc
Fix
ed
ato
ms
initial GNR cell after 1x1018 H/cm2
Y
X
⇒ What is the etching mechanism ?
⇒ What about the etching by-products ?
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GNR Lateral Etching Mechanism:
Davydova, Despiau-Pujo, Cunge, Graves, J. Phys. D 48, 195202 (2015) 28
0.0 2.0x1017 4.0x1017 6.0x1017 8.0x10170.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0 edge basal
Fluence (atom/cm2)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
H u
pta
ke (
#H
/#C
)
Ca
rbo
n E
tchi
ng
Ra
tio
800K
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0.0 2.0x1017 4.0x1017 6.0x1017 8.0x10170.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0 edge basal
Fluence (atom/cm2)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
H u
pta
ke (
#H
/#C
)
Ca
rbo
n E
tchi
ng
Ra
tio
800K
GNR Lateral Etching Mechanism: Phase #1
Phase #1: Free Edge hydrogenation
H adsorption barrierless on free edges
⇒ CH2 formation by increasing H dose
⇒ Energy barriers reduced for Hadsorption on basal plane
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Davydova, Despiau-Pujo, Cunge, Graves, J. Phys. D 48, 195202 (2015)
0.0 2.0x1017 4.0x1017 6.0x1017 8.0x10170.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0 edge basal
Fluence (atom/cm2)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
H u
pta
ke (
#H
/#C
)
Ca
rbo
n E
tchi
ng
Ra
tio
800K
GNR Lateral Etching Mechanism: Phase #2
Phase #1: Free Edge hydrogenation
Phase #2: Unzipping of edge-C atoms
Inner-C atoms hydrogenation
⇒ sp2-sp3 rehybridization
⇒ mechanical stress
⇒ unzipping events (C-C bond breaking)
⇒ suspended linear C chains
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Davydova, Despiau-Pujo, Cunge, Graves, J. Phys. D 48, 195202 (2015)
0.0 2.0x1017 4.0x1017 6.0x1017 8.0x10170.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0 edge basal
Fluence (atom/cm2)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
H u
pta
ke (
#H
/#C
)
Ca
rbo
n E
tchi
ng
Ra
tio
800K
GNR Lateral Etching Mechanism: Phase #3
Phase #1: Free Edge hydrogenation
Phase #2: Unzipping of edge-C atoms
Local E deposition, H adsorption, CH2 formation
⇒ rupture of suspended C chains
⇒ series/cascade of « sputtering » events
⇒ propagation along ZZ-edge without LER
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Phase #3: C atoms sputtering
Davydova, Despiau-Pujo, Cunge, Graves, J. Phys. D 48, 195202 (2015)
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GNR Lateral Etching Mechanism: By-products
after 1x1018 H/cm2
� Etching by-products = C atoms and C2 molecules
� Contrary to expectations, no formation of
volatile CxHy etch products
⇒ root cause explaining why the ribbon edges
can be sharp-cut (without LER generation)
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Davydova, Despiau-Pujo, Cunge, Graves, J. Phys. D 48, 195202 (2015)
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GNR Lateral Etching Mechanism
MD: H continuous
exposure of GNR at 800K
Atomic-resolution observation of GNR
under HRTEM at 80kVChuvilin et al, New J. Phys 11 (2009)
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Exemple 5
Etude de la faisabilité d’un concept
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Towards nanometric precision etching of ultrathin Si layers
� At steady state
one needs to have Eion ≤ 15eV or Γ ≥ 1000
• Low-Te plasmas
• Pulsed plasmas (operating at low DC)
< 1 nm
To maintain eSiClx ≤ 1nm :
� Control the dynamics of the SiClx reactive layer formation ?
MD to verify the feasibility of the concept
Brichon, Despiau-Pujo, Joubert, JVST A 32, 021301 (2014)
Brichon, Despiau-Pujo, Mourey, Joubert, J. Appl. Phys. 118, 053303 (2015)
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Pulsed injection of reactive gases: Concept
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.50
5
10
15
20
0 80 160 240 320 400 480 560
100eV
50eV25eV
10eV
Temps de plasma (ms)
e SiC
lx (
Å)
Fluence Cl+ (1015 ions/cm2)
5eV
Step 1 : stop the growth of the SiClx layer at its early stage (1nm)
1nm
Step 2 : remove the 1nm-thick SiClx layer with Ar + ions
1nm
Ar plasma
?
• Step 1 : Formation time of the SiClx layer ? Plasma parameters ?• Step 2 : SiClx layer removal efficiency ? Selectivity SiClx/Si blanket ?
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Injection of Ar gas
t1 ~ 100 ms
t2 ~ 10 sInjection of reactive gas
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+e-
Cl2Ar
Time
Mix
ed la
yer t
hick
ness
1 nm
0 nm
Step 1 Step 1Step 2 Step 2
Ultrafast gas injection (t ~ 100 ms) compatible ?
Hardware development by equipment suppliers
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Step 1: Timescale to build a 1nm-thick SiClx reactive layer
To obtain timescales compatible with hardware gas injectors (t ≥ 100ms) :1. Eion ≤ 25eV2. high Γ (≥1000)3. low ion flux j (≤0.5mA/cm2)
depth (nm)
0
1
2
3
4
5
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Flux ratio Γ = Γn/Γi Ion composition αi Neutral composition αn
25 50 75 1000
100
200
300
Γ=500
Γ=1000
Γ=100
Tem
ps p
our
obte
nir
1nm
(m
s)
Energie ionique (eV)0 25 50 75 100
Energie ionique (eV)
Cl/Cl2+
Cl/Cl +
0 25 50 75 100
Cl/Cl +
Cl2/Cl+
Energie ionique (eV)
j = 1mA/cm2 j = 1mA/cm2 j = 1mA/cm2
0 25 50 75 100
Energie ionique (eV)
Cl/Cl2+
Cl/Cl +
0 25 50 75 100
Cl/Cl +
Cl2/Cl+
Energie ionique (eV)25 50 75 100
0
100
200
300
Γ=500
Γ=1000
Γ=100
Tem
ps p
our
obte
nir
1nm
(m
s)
Energie ionique (eV)
j = 0.5mA/cm2 j = 0.5mA/cm2
j = 0.5mA/cm2
Tim
e (m
s)
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E3) Step 2: SiClx layer removal in Ar plasma
0 250 500 750 1000 12500
20
40
60
80
1000 20 40 60 80 100
100eV
50eV
Temps de plasma (s)
Ato
mes
Cl r
esta
nts
(%)
Fluence Ar+ (1015 ions/cm2)
10eV
25eV
200eV
Ar@25eV Ar@100eV Ar@200eVAr@50eV
depth (nm)
0
1
2
3
4
5
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Ar@10eV
Eion excluded :• 10eV (time for SiClx removal too long)• 100eV, 200eV (Si etching/amorphisation too high)
Fair compromise : 50eV… but eamorph ~ 2nm ⇒ reproductibility of cycle ?
fluence Ar+ = 0 ions/cm2fluence Ar+ = 34.1015 ions/cm2fluence Ar+ = 69.1015 ions/cm2fluence Ar+ = 104.1015 ions/cm2fluence Ar+ = 138.1015 ions/cm2
Cl r
emai
ning
(%)
Plasma time (s)
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Reproductibility of cycle (step1/step2)
Step 2Step 1
Cycle I
?
depth (nm)
0
1
2
3
4
5
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0
1
2
3
4
5
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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.50
5
10
15
0 160 320 480 640 800 960 1120
Temps de plasma (ms)e S
iClx (
Å)
Fluence Cl+ (1015 ions/cm2)
Cycle I
Cycle II
Cl/Cl+ @25eV -Γn/ Γi =100
Step 1
Step 1
Cycle II
Plasma time (ms)
cycle is reproductible
Step 2
0 200 400 600 8000
20
40
60
80
1000 16 32 48 64
Temps de plasma (s)
Ato
mes
Cl r
esta
nts
(%)
Fluence Ar+ (1015 ions/cm2)
Cycle I
Cycle II
Step 2
Ar + @50eV
Cl r
emai
ning
(%)
Plasma time (s)
0
1
2
3
4
5
67
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Conclusion
� Méthodes/techniques de simulation DM des interactions plasma/surface
� neutres : thermiques (300K), isotropes, chimiquement réactifs
� ions : énergétiques (5-300eV), incidence normale, traités comme des neutres rapides
� Hypothèses/approximation relativement aux échelles de temps/longueur considérées
� Exemples d’application des simulations DM à la gravure ionique réactive (GIR)
� Comparaison résultats numériques / données expérimentales (diagnostics plasma + surfaces)
� DM pour la compréhension de mécanismes de gravure à l’échelle atomique
� DM comme support/aide au développement de procédés
� DM comme outil d’étude de la faisabilité d’un concept technologique
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